Ottawa
Police Services Board
Minutes
27
Monday,
23 January, 2017, 4:00 PM
Champlain Room 110 Laurier Ave. West
Wendy Fedec, Executive Director
(613) 560-1270
Wendy.Fedec@ottawa.ca
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Present: Councillor E. El-Chantiry (Chair),
J. Durrell (Vice Chair), Councillor A. Hubley, C. Nicholson, L.A. Smallwood,
Councillor T. Tierney, S. Valiquet
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ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
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CEREMONIAL
ACTIVITIES / ANNOUNCEMENTS
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
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There
were no declarations of interest.
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PUBLIC DELEGATIONS
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SOMALI OTTAWA COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OTTAWA
POLICE SERVICE
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On
behalf of the Justice for Abdirahman Coalition,
Ms. Dahabo Ahmed Omer, highlighted a set of issues and related
recommendations concerning the current state of the relationship between the
OPS and the Somali community. A copy of the presentation is available online.
Chief Bordeleau noted that the Executive Command had
discussions about a Diversity Audit following the recently released Gender
Audit. The long range work plan around diversity issues will be presented at
a Partnership in Action forum at the end of February. Conducting this type
of audit will ensure members are treated with equity and also continue to be
representative of the community they serve. Community partners will be at
the table to continue helping with individuals from racialized communities.
Chair El-Chantiry stated that the
Board will continue to work closely with the Police
Service on these issues. At the end of the day, the goals/expectations of
all parties are the same – policing should be bias-neutral and free from
racial profiling. He issued an invitation to those in attendance to participate
in the community consultation session being held on 28 February 2017.
Responding to a question from Member Smallwood, Chief
Bordeleau clarified that the same approach will be used with the diversity
audit as the gender audit. An external partner that specializes in this type
of work will be brought in to assist with the audit.
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COMMITTEE
MEETINGS: REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE CHAIRS & MINUTES
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Policy and Governance Committee - Draft Minutes 20
December 2016
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Member
Nicholson, as the Chair of the Policy and Governance Committee, reported on
the meeting.
That the Ottawa
Police Services Board receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
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ITEMS OF BUSINESS
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Chief
Bordeleau reported on the following items: Service Initiative Update; Focus
on Victims of Crime; Letter from the Community; Canada 150th
Celebrations; Supervised Injection Sites; Overdose Prevention Taskforce; and
Road to Mental Readiness. A copy of the Chief’s verbal report is available online.
Safe Injection Site
Board members were reassured by the Chief’s stance
regarding the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre’s proposal for a Supervised
Injection Site. It is essential that the Chief remains unwavering on the
necessary requirements to ensure it is introduced in an orderly fashion and
not at the expense of local communities.
Abused Child
Member Smallwood asked when the Board could expect the
results of the case review. Superintendent D. Sweet noted the report was
near completion and would be presented to the Board at the March meeting.
Commendations
Vice Chair Durrell asked how individuals are recognized
within the organization for their positive actions. Chief Bordeleau
explained notices are posted and circulated throughout the organization and depending
on the content, if a member has gone above and beyond there is a commendation
program. Vice Chair Durrell suggested that staff should take advantage of
social media to disseminate these positive commendations to the public
That the Ottawa
Police Services Board receive this report for information.
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Executive Director's report
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